Eek. How much is up to? Somehow I wonder how professional athletes balloon like that considering their vast salaries and access to works class trainers and nutritionists. Not to mention their livelihood is based on staying in shape.

According to his player profile on NFL.com (HERE), he is 5'11" and 230 pounds. His last listing on the Alabama roster, as I recall, listed him at 6' even and 220 pounds. Assuming those are within earshot of being accurate, he couldn't have put on all that much. In any case, the photos that came out later were far more flattering, I believe.

"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."

It is absolutely Eddie Lacey. The tattoo on his left bicep is definitely the same tattoo he had when I saw him at Mini Camp, however seeing him in person this photo is really just a terrible picture because the guy looks good.

He definitely did add some chunk, but with camp starting, the eventual stories that will be made about the picture I'm sure he'll drop most of that off before the season starts. No excuses with the nutrition and training staff he has access to. He can probably lose 3-4 pounds a day if they work him hard enough and let him know how much money he could miss out on right before he leaves the complex every day.

(Get it?). I'm sure others will have thoughts on this, but 9 pounds in two days for a wrestler is kind of standard, and it assumes a recovery time before competition. Most if not all of those nine pounds are water weight.

Assuming that picture is accurate, Mr. Lacy has more than just water to lose. I have no idea what the outer boundaries of possible are as far as daily fat loss, but he needs to lose more of the fat pounds than the water pounds. Water pounds just come back on when you chug a liter and a half of water immediately after the weigh in.

2-3 lbs per week is a lot for normal people, but with the amount of exercise that athletes do, he could probably double that if he really wanted/needed to. The other thing is that you aren't going to lose a lot of muscle if you eat enough protein to recover. I was able to lose 2lbs of fat per week while increasing my muscle mass and strength, so I'm sure that he would be able to do the same, if not more. It's just a matter of how train/eat.

“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”

“True loyalty is that quality of service that grows under adversity and expands in defeat. Any street urchin can shout applause in victory, but it takes character to stand fast in defeat. One is noise — the other, loyalty.”